Soil salinity and drought are major abiotic factors that limit crop growth and productivity
worldwide. Indeed, soil salinity and drought disrupt the cellular ionic and osmotic balance …

For over 150 years, plant scientists have recorded the beneficial effects of silicon (Si) in
enhancing plant resistance and/or tolerance to various biotic and abiotic stresses …

Salt stress is a major threat for plant growth worldwide. The regulatory mechanisms of silicon
in alleviating salt stress have been widely studied using physiological, molecular genetics …

Drought and salinity are the main abiotic stresses limiting crop yield and quality worldwide.
Improving food production in drought-and salt-prone areas is the key to meet the increasing …

Salinity affects around 20% of all arable land while an even larger area suffers from
recurrent drought. Together these stresses suppress global crop production by as much as …

Although deemed a “non-essential” mineral nutrient, silicon (Si) is clearly beneficial to plant
growth and development, particularly under stress conditions, including salinity and drought …

Food security relies on plant productivity and plant's resilience to climate change driven
environmental stresses. Plants employ diverse adaptive mechanisms of stress-signalling …

Plants take up silicon (Si) from the soil which impacts their growth and nutrient accumulation.
It increases plant resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and …

Drought is one of the major constraints for sustainable crop production worldwide, especially
in arid and semiarid regions. The global warming and climate change scenario has …

Silicon (Si), the second most abundant element on earth surface, is rapidly gaining attention
in agriculture because of its many beneficial effects for plants. Hundreds of studies …